Zillow’s Emerging Talent team creates meaningful, growth-oriented experiences for interns and early-career employees. We’re reimagining how early talent connects, learns, and grows their careers at Zillow—designing programs that foster belonging, spark development, and bring our CloudHQ culture to life in engaging and innovative ways. Partnering closely with Learning & Development, People Analytics, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders, we build programs that strengthen community and prepare the next generation of Zillow talent to thrive.
As the Emerging Talent Program Manager, you will own, design, and innovate Zillow’s internship program while helping shape the future of our early-career strategy. You’ll lead the rebuild and modernization of the intern experience—developing frameworks, processes, and programming that foster belonging, learning, and professional growth across a distributed workforce. In partnership with business leaders, Learning & Development, and People teams, you’ll create scalable experiences that reflect Zillow’s CloudHQ culture and strengthen our early-career pipeline. Beyond the internship, you’ll collaborate across the company to align early-career initiatives, ensure consistency and connection from intern to new grad, and deliver programs that leave a lasting impact on the next generation of Zillow talent.
You will get to:
Lead and evolve Zillow’s internship program by reimagining the structure, programming, and delivery to reflect our CloudHQ culture and foster growth and connection.,
Create a seamless intern journey from onboarding and learning to mentorship, engagement, and conversion that sets early-career talent up for success.
Partner with Learning & Development and business leaders to integrate professional and skills development, using feedback and data to drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate across teams to align early-career pathways, ensuring consistency and connection from internship through full-time roles.
Influence the design and development of full-time emerging talent and rotational programs that accelerate early-career growth and business impact.
Build community through thoughtful events, cohort experiences, and storytelling that showcase Zillow’s values and culture.
Champion belonging by creating inclusive, welcoming experiences where early-career talent feel valued, supported, and connected to Zillow’s mission.
This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.
In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $109,000.00 - $174,000.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont the standard base pay range for this role is $103,500.00 - $165,300.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
A strategic and people-centered program builder with experience leading impactful internship or early-career programs.
Skilled at creating structure and driving clarity in evolving or newly established environments.
Experienced collaborating across teams to influence the design and success of early-career and rotational programs.
Confident managing multiple priorities, balancing big-picture strategy with hands-on program delivery.
A strong communicator who builds trust and connection across diverse teams and levels.
Curious, adaptable, and energized by opportunities to innovate, experiment, and improve.
Passionate about belonging, development, and creating experiences that help early-career talent thrive.
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in program management, early-career talent, learning and development, or people experience roles.
Proven success designing, launching, or scaling internship and early-career programs with measurable results.
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across teams and levels.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, both written and verbal.
Comfort using data, feedback, and metrics to assess program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
Experience working in hybrid or distributed environments.
At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help customers navigate buying, selling, financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether you're working in tech, sales, operations, or design, you’ll be part of a company that's reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.
Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025, and included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.
No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together.
Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
